DONALD STERLING BANNED FOR LIFE, NBA MOVES TO FORCE SALE OF THE CLIPPERShttp://www.businessinsider.com/nba-announces-donald-sterling-penalty-2014-4/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:13:26 -0400Tony Manfredhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/536132d26bb3f78f4c0c4b40kingforaday151Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:28:50 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536132d26bb3f78f4c0c4b40
The NBA doesn't care about racism. What they care about is public perception of their brand. They knew he was a racist before this, but he brought plenty of cash to the table to compensate for it. Now they stand to lose a dollar, that's the only difference. Absolute hypocrisy, they must be very thankful that the majority of the fan base is too ignorant and unintelligent to care!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5361309269beddfb0b1d2fddkingforaday151Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:19:14 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5361309269beddfb0b1d2fdd
Does Magic still have the HIV or what? That guy looks healthier than 99% of Americans, but he's been walking around with this deadly virus for what seems like 20 years.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53612f8eecad048e240f9430kingforaday151Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:14:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53612f8eecad048e240f9430
How could you say that he harmed nobody? He employs a lot of African Americans, don't you feel they might be hurt after hearing their boss rant about keeping blacks away from his gf? And don't those millions of dollars seem void of meaning when the guy has these feelings in his heart, and also billions of dollars?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53612e706bb3f70b3e0c4b47kingforaday151Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:10:08 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53612e706bb3f70b3e0c4b47
The NBA and Sterling's mistress have no idea what they've gotten in to. In no way do I support what Sterling said or how he feels, but he's going to fight this and probably win. His mistress recorded these conversations without him knowing it, which is illegal in California. Then she took info that was gathered illegally and most likely blackmailed him, which is also illegal. The end result was a lifetime ban and potential sale of his team, don't you think he's going to do everything in his power to put this woman in to a hole she can't get out of? He may be a bigot, but she got some very bad advice from someone. Sterling has never gone quietly in to the night, she has no idea what's coming; she seems like quite a selfish, ignorant tramp in the public eye. The NBA was, and still is, in a tough spot. Sterling will fight them too, he's got the time and money to do it. In the process the entire league will end up with two black eyes, one from the comments of an owner, another from the mass of negative media attention the sport will see over the next year or more.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5361135469bedd57151d2fdeEdohigumaWed, 30 Apr 2014 11:14:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5361135469bedd57151d2fde
I have two questions:
1) How can they have his phone call on tape? That violates a bazillion actual laws right there
2) Who cares about the NBA? I mean, seriously, who cares about this troupe of fools?
Oh, and who are we going to fine next? And for what? Fining and banning, that's the greatest solution ever. Because fining and banning makes "bad" things go away, right? The mentality steering such people makes me wonder. I also wonder why they're allowed to run around free.
It's, as Thilo Sarrazin writes so fittingly in his new book, a "terror of virtue" that is plaguing our societies.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360f854ecad0424110f942bVoiceOfTruthUSAWed, 30 Apr 2014 09:19:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360f854ecad0424110f942b
So was Major League Baseball right for forcing Marge Schott to sell the Cincinnati Reds after her pro-Hitler, anti-woman, anti-gay comments and business practices?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360a6da6bb3f7b24d2eb8a0VoiceOfTruthUSAWed, 30 Apr 2014 03:31:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360a6da6bb3f7b24d2eb8a0
You choose to ignore his treatment of black and latino tenants, plus former Clippers exec Elgin Baylorhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/53607fe8ecad045b2eee09efSojournerTruthWed, 30 Apr 2014 00:45:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53607fe8ecad045b2eee09ef
Sterling harmed nobody, and what he said in private to his girlfriend is nobody's business but his own. The fact that hypocritical race fanatics want to destroy his life over a private conversation reveals a deep darkness that has overcome the minds of the people in the media and the sports industry. This kind of behavior from the media is no different than the fascist fanaticism of the Nazi's whose idea of a pure race was the fanaticism of that era. Which is more important, the millions of dollars he has actually donated to African American charities, or a word spoken in private? Have we really become this stupid that we should destroy a man's life for a silly, and yes, PRIVATE, comment? This is a media lynch mob, pure and simple.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53607f2e6bb3f7bf432eb8a0SojournerTruthWed, 30 Apr 2014 00:42:22 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53607f2e6bb3f7bf432eb8a0
The bar you mention only applies to white men. Black basketball players yell racist slurs on the court and in the locker room every day.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536061bc6bb3f715612eb8a0Nate HiggersTue, 29 Apr 2014 22:36:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536061bc6bb3f715612eb8a0
Agreed. Nothing makes sense with this story, it's a distraction blown out of proportion which moved way too fast. Follow the money to get to the real answer. The whore 'girlfriend'...that's obviously not her first rodeo having recorded all those conversations. The NBA is a joke, it's a corrupt "organization" fueled by money and exploits by modern day plantation owners under the guise of political correctness.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536056616bb3f7882c2eb8a4uugleeTue, 29 Apr 2014 21:48:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536056616bb3f7882c2eb8a4
The NBA broke the law against using illegally recorded information.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360389cecad04d63dee09efuugleeTue, 29 Apr 2014 19:41:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360389cecad04d63dee09ef
"reads, or attempts to read, or to learn the contents or meaning of any message, report, or communication while the same is in transit or passing over any wire, line, or cable, or is being sent from, or received at any place
within this state; or who uses, or attempts to use, in any manner, or for any purpose, or to communicate in any way, any information so obtained"
That would be the NBA.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53603583ecad04e426ee09f1uugleeTue, 29 Apr 2014 19:28:03 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53603583ecad04e426ee09f1
That is not the way the law is written.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360323decad04ad24ee09efoh godTue, 29 Apr 2014 19:14:05 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360323decad04ad24ee09ef
um he does have free speech. he was not arrested for saying that, was he? nba also has the right to free speech and the right to fire him as its a private organization.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360314fecad047720ee09edLogan SmithTue, 29 Apr 2014 19:10:07 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360314fecad047720ee09ed
Then Donald Sterling should sue the woman. That has nothing to do with the NBA. The tape was released, they heard it, so they're protecting their brand by severing all ties with him. The end.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53601a6e69bedd543fee09efrlburnettTue, 29 Apr 2014 17:32:30 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53601a6e69bedd543fee09ef
BREAKING:
Report: Donald Sterling says Clippers are ‘not for sale’
<a href="http://nba.si.com/2014/04/29/donald-sterling-clippers-not-for-sale-adam-silver/?eref=sihp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://nba.si.com/2014/04/29/donald-sterling-clippers-not-for-sale-adam-silver/?eref=sihp</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360180769beddbd34ee09efJim RockyTue, 29 Apr 2014 17:22:15 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360180769beddbd34ee09ef
This is what makes the whole thing disgusting.. last time I checked in this country you are free to think and say whatever you want.. liberals disgust me and the whole NBA should be disbanded for this farce.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360133beab8ea0d3d2eb8a0factcheckerTue, 29 Apr 2014 17:01:47 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360133beab8ea0d3d2eb8a0
sure, go ahead. i'm not a racist and even as I was, i'm not stupid enough to say shit that stupid to anyone, especially an ex-girlfriend.
but hey, stay on the wrong side of history and keep defending the racist. that'll take you farhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360125d69beddbf1cee09ef@Bossu is backTue, 29 Apr 2014 16:58:05 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360125d69beddbf1cee09ef
I agree with you mostly, he should not be forced to sell his team which he bought over 30 years ago, he should not be fined for saying stupid and insensitive things about another race or gender but he shouldn't have anything to do with running the team.
For the league to stay silent about the leaked audio tape would be suicide this is what's happening now in Europe with most soccer leagues staying silent when an owner or an other player behave stupidly it lessens the gamehttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/53600b006bb3f7eb1e2eb8a3hello momTue, 29 Apr 2014 16:26:40 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53600b006bb3f7eb1e2eb8a3
To those that say "who cares", please keep you opinions to yourself. I'm perfectly fine with apathy, but if you have no interest in sports then please don't leave an aimless comment on a sports article. To think that sports has no historical value or impact on your life implies that you must live either in a box or under a shoe. (The impact of sports on history and that in present day is immeasurable fool). Living in our (capitalist) society where individuals can donate infinite amounts of money to campaigns naturally the flow of "sports" money would be something deemed important. Not to mention the measurable amount of "celebrity" pull these athletes and other figures accumulate....
And to the people keep saying this is blown out of proportion: I can't deny this is a bit heavier than I expected, but by no means is it too much. Leaving color aside, you are left with a billionaire man in a multibilillion dollar industry. The NBA and is affiliates makes there profits from the attraction brought by the various teams. So many businesses invest/sponsor both individual players and teams in order to advertise their own products. It should be apparent to those with/without color that his "racism" isn't the top priority. It is the brand which he is a part of and that he sullies by his ownership that is the main concern. This brand relies upon the business of all races. His indiscretions damage the brand which in turn cost his peers in the 1% money. This they cannot have. Furthermore, how do you punish someone with such ubiquitous wealth? Obviously the maximum fine is pennies to him. What choice do they have but to take his team away. You can only take things that are dear to him, and in this case it is his 30 yr investment. The bigger they are the harder they fall.
Let's stop having "sympathy" for this man. Clearly no person of intelligence would condemn his actions, whether or not it's behind close doors. His actions define his interactions with so many others, and they clearly have not been for the better.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53600af2eab8eaaa1d2eb8acfredlledTue, 29 Apr 2014 16:26:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53600af2eab8eaaa1d2eb8ac
First admendment just says the federal government may not censor you. So yeah, go ahead and say what you will. Totally free to do so. And everyone else is totally free to call you names and, if legal, act against you. Think this fine and forced sale is going to go through without a law suit or three?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536009fe69bedd3e78ee09efhatchalrch@yahoo.comTue, 29 Apr 2014 16:22:22 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536009fe69bedd3e78ee09ef
To those that say "who cares", please keep you opinions to yourself. I'm perfectly fine with apathy, but if you have no interest in sports then please don't leave an aimless comment on a sports article. To think that sports has no historical value or impact on your life implies that you must live either in a box or under a shoe. (The impact of sports on history and that in present day is immeasurable fool). Living in our (capitalist) society where individuals can donate infinite amounts of money to campaigns naturally the flow of "sports" money would be something deemed important. Not to mention the measurable amount of "celebrity" pull these athletes and other figures accumulate....
And to the people keep saying this is blown out of proportion: I can't deny this is a bit heavier than I expected, but by no means is it too much. Leaving color aside, you are left with a billionaire man in a multibilillion dollar industry. The NBA and is affiliates makes there profits from the attraction brought by the various teams. So many businesses invest/sponsor both individual players and teams in order to advertise their own products. It should be apparent to those with/without color that his "racism" isn't the top priority. It is the brand which he is a part of and that he sullies by his ownership that is the main concern. This brand relies upon the business of all races. His indiscretions damage the brand which in turn cost his peers in the 1% money. This they cannot have. Furthermore, how do you punish someone with such ubiquitous wealth? Obviously the maximum fine is pennies to him. What choice do they have but to take his team away. You can only take things that are dear to him, and in this case it is his 30 yr investment. The bigger they are the harder they fall.
Let's stop having "sympathy" for this man. Clearly no person of intelligence would condemn his actions, whether or not it's behind close doors. His actions define his interactions with so many others, and they clearly have not been for the better.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360078369bedd3a71ee09efDavid ConleyTue, 29 Apr 2014 16:11:47 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360078369bedd3a71ee09ef
Geez.....go take a chill pill.
I'm not defending the idiot racist at all....and you aren't getting my main point at all, are you?
Society will take care of this guy.
When we can ALL be punished by our PRIVATE thoughts and speech....that's a slippery slope.
That's all I'm saying.
Now we know where the enemy is. It's Donald Sterling...he's done.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360065decad0483436d5792ScallywagNYCTue, 29 Apr 2014 16:06:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360065decad0483436d5792
Despite the canning Sterling received one ought to be concerned about him being forced to sell the team given the fact that he had made his remarks in private and were of a personal nature and did not portend to any active policy towards running or managing the team he owns.
In essence for better or worse, Donald Sterling was simply voicing his thoughts, opinions, no matter how vile or insensitive they may be, something that one oughtn't be segregated for in a nation where one can express what they please. Then again this is an industry where there is too much money at stake, sponsorship deals to make and principles will be thrown out the door to make sure that 'good will remains,' never mind the fact that for many years Sterling's actions and attitude were complicity endorsed by the fellow owners and the NBA itself.
<a href="http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2014/04/donald-sterling-suspended-for-life-2-5m-fine-insists-he-sell-team/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2014/04/donald-sterling-suspended-for-life-2-5m-fine-insists-he-sell-team/</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360062969bedd16696d5795rlburnettTue, 29 Apr 2014 16:06:01 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360062969bedd16696d5795
Like Mark Cuban said a couple days ago, this is going to go down a slippery slope. Cuban has had his own run-ins with the NBA office in the past, and knows of what he speaks. Sterling has been around the NBA a very long time, and probably had anticipated a long time ago for such an event, and already has a "poison pill" inserted into the Clippers ownership situation. The NBA owners will be viewing this unfortunate episode as some vengeful hag wanting to get her 15 minutes of fame somehow, and will move to circle the wagons on future ownership possibilities for certain prospective people (you can guess which ones). I wouldn't be surprise to learn that Sterling had anticipated the "disloyalty" of the mistress in advance, and is just playing the odds to expose any "conspiracy" against him, so that his enemies can be revealed in public while Sterling is in the background watching.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53600612eab8eab60f35333cDavid ConleyTue, 29 Apr 2014 16:05:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53600612eab8eab60f35333c
Jerry,
Just for the record, I have black nieces and nephews, so I would say I'm a bit more sensitive to this stuff than the average white guy.
All I'm saying is....when we start punishing people for what they SAY...instead of what they DO....that can be a slippery slope....that's all. Not defending the guy at all.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536005ab6bb3f707080c6469MekongcolaTue, 29 Apr 2014 16:03:55 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536005ab6bb3f707080c6469
I like the way you think.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53600466ecad04c8336d5792BrutusTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:58:30 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53600466ecad04c8336d5792
And what's another name for fascist? National SOCIALIST, or Nazi.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360041eecad04bc336d5792Epic WinnerTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:57:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360041eecad04bc336d5792
David, I could agree with you, except:
1) This incident wasn't a one-off. Sterling has a history of racism.
2) It's not like Sterling was arrested, or jailed. He was sanctioned by a private organization he willingly joined and accepted the by-laws of. If I call my boss a no-good cretinous so-and-so, can he arrest me? No. Can he fire me? Yes.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536002f7eab8ea1c0235333cAnokaTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:52:23 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536002f7eab8ea1c0235333c
Assuming you are correct, Sterling turned out to be an easy "mark."
Obviously you have a very casual relationship with reality but, nobody "goaded" the old fool into saying anything on those tapes he didn't say of his own free will.
Speaking of "that fish being reeled in so easy . . . "
"A fish rots from the head down."http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536002d3eab8eaa40335333cD. DaramcoTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:51:47 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536002d3eab8eaa40335333c
I propose that the "White Silhouette" in the NBA logo is racist and should be banned....I am sure Magic would agree.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536002a06bb3f76a030c645aatucker9Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:50:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536002a06bb3f76a030c645a
$2.5 million is roughly the closing costs on what will be a multi-billion dollar sale of this Franchise. I'm still trying to see how Sterling loses in this deal. Looks much more like a golden parachute than anything else.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360027decad04232d6d5792f.kafkaTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:50:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360027decad04232d6d5792
Was KTVU fined $2.5 million - or forced to shut down - after their racist remarks regarding the flight crew of Asiana 214 ? Btw - these remarks were made on live TV and the first article I saw (quite possibly here on BI) called it a "gaff"http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360024b6bb3f77b7d0c645buugleeTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:49:31 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360024b6bb3f77b7d0c645b
As I said way above, using the illegally obtained information is against California law. It is the law.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360016769bedd8a526d5792Jason Ka Ki TseTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:45:43 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360016769bedd8a526d5792
I can't help but think this is a smear campaign to buy the clipper franchise for cheap by some behind the seen evil capitalist.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536000b26bb3f7837d0c645aRoger C.Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:42:42 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536000b26bb3f7837d0c645a
I wouldn't worry. They're rich enough to get one of their players on tape saying racist things and expose the hypocrisy. I'm sure it won't be hard to find a former personal assistant, housekeeper or employee that's come forward with accusations of racism from black players. When the players get exposed, the NBA will be embarrassed and forced to back down from these draconian, knee-jerk punishments.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360004469bedd3f516d5795MekongcolaTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:40:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5360004469bedd3f516d5795
Didn't Magic Johnson say in response he wanted a "all Black" NBA? Isn't that also racist (banning all white or any other color). Will he too be banned from the NBA? We all know the answer and we all know why. The NBA depends on blacks for their viewership. Any derogatory comment against that race is to be punished while derogatory comments against whites or otherwise are given a wide birth...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536000206bb3f782760c6460Cindy GayerTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:40:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/536000206bb3f782760c6460
What ever happened to freedom of speech? The guy has some pretty horrible opinions, I agree, but doesn't he have a right to have his own opinion about people? He's not really hurting anyone.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fffeceab8ea4a7835333cSaïdTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:39:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fffeceab8ea4a7835333c
Ok, Mark Cuban.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff8c69bedd3e516d5794You're new hereTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:37:48 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff8c69bedd3e516d5794
There are a great number of Paultard males here that think sports are important and that there really is a free market and may even believe in the tooth fairy.
It's amazing just what crazy shit gets spouted here.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff6feab8ead77735333caguyTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:37:19 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff6feab8ead77735333c
It has absolutely nothing to do with free speech, or any of the laws governing us common folk for that matter, because he is a member of the NBA and must abide by the NBA's rules. End of story.
You know how college football coaches can't talk to recruits during certain time periods or say recruits' names because of NCAA rules? Is that impinging on coaches' freedom of speech? No, because they're members of the NCAA and must abide by the NCAA's rules.
This is the exact same thing, just multiplied by racism and scale.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff6e69beddd4506d5792reversethisandcommentTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:37:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff6e69beddd4506d5792
Sterling is a moron for saying the crap he said. No question. But, all you that are so alarmed and outraged ask yourself, honestly, what if a black owner said the opposite? Would you react the same? Liars. All of you. No way this would be a scandal if it was reversed.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff2c6bb3f7e2770c645crlburnettTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:36:12 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff2c6bb3f7e2770c645c
The NBA Board of Governor's meeting will be very interesting to watch now. Like Mark Cuban said earlier, this is going to go down a slippery slope. The other NBA owners now will be scared stiff to say or do anything in public or private for fear that their actions or words could be recorded by some vengeful person and get out to TMZ or YouTube. That Sterling mistress will be viewed as a vengeful hag who wanted to get her 15 minutes of fame. As for the whole NAACP thing, the NAACP is a useless organization that have outlived their usefulness. I wouldn't be surprised to see the current NBA owners viewing this unfortunate episode as a staged operation by certain persons to highjack their way into pro sports ownership, and move to circle the wagons to exclude.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff10ecad04e21b6d5792Numb de NutsTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:35:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fff10ecad04e21b6d5792
You have no clue what freedom of speech means.
Just channel the mentally deranged Glenn Beck?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffefe69beddae486d57aaaguyTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:35:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffefe69beddae486d57aa
You know how college football coaches can't talk to recruits during certain time periods or say recruits' names because of NCAA rules? Is that impinging on coaches' freedom of speech? No, because they're members of the NCAA and must abide by their rules.
This is the exact same thing, just multiplied by racism and scale. It has absolutely nothing to do with free speech because he is a member of the NBA and must abide by the NBA's rules. End of story.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffdf1eab8ea516b35333fRoger C.Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:30:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffdf1eab8ea516b35333f
Rookie mistake by this commissioner. When Lebron James or Kevin Durant gets nailed for making fun of some white, East Indian, Arab or Asian person, it's going to be VERY awkward for the NBA to punish them. The bar for punishing minor racism has been set at a lifetime ban and millions in fines. Given what I see the black community engage in every day, it shouldn't be too hard to find someone that has experienced racism from one of them or records racist statements they make at dinner or on the court. I've experienced far more racism from blacks than I ever have from white people. Comically so!
This is going to backfire very badly. I hope the NBA gets sued.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffdc469bedd1d4b6d5792I can seeTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:30:12 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffdc469bedd1d4b6d5792
Try fascist...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffd1f69beddae486d5792quicklookoverhereTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:27:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffd1f69beddae486d5792
Does anyone think this is really more distasteful for the NBA’s reputation than Brooklyn’s Russian Oligarch owner moving his front office back to Russia in support of Putin amassing his army along the Ukrainian border with the likely outcome leading to thousands of lives lost?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffcbeeab8eaae6b35333cPKTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:25:50 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffcbeeab8eaae6b35333c
"girlfriend" also a "friend" of Magic Johnson who also wants to buy the team...ummm strange coincidencehttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffc85eab8eabe6735333eJust A GuyTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:24:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffc85eab8eabe6735333e
Organizations have the right to terminate employees for misconduct that is otherwise protected under the Constitution in private life. I imagine the NBA likewise has rules established for the conduct of their owners and players.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffc546bb3f7cf670c645cJazzy_CTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:24:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffc546bb3f7cf670c645c
No crime is more heinous these days than a thought crime.
Don't you hate living in a country where so many people are intolerant of bigotry and hatred?
It's a sad day in America for racist and bigots.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb8decad04f50b6d5794Straight cash homie Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:20:45 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb8decad04f50b6d5794
Bottom line, if you are an racist billionare with a mistress, and just happen to own an NBA team, that employes African Americans, and if the team you own is in one of the most diverse cities in America.. Keep you mistress happy.. Or for you younger billionaires keep your Ho in check...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb43eab8eac16735333cBenskyTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:19:31 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb43eab8eac16735333c
Finally .... some rationality in an otherwise emotional arena. It is, in the end, all about profile and sponsorship.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb3469beddbc376d579ajerry allen copeland, jrTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:19:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb3469beddbc376d579a
Hello EVERYONE....I'm a 35 year old man, and because the color of my skin, i've been on a slippery slope since I hit the sheet....PLEASE STAY ON YOUR SIDE OF THE STREET IF YOU DON"T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS HURTShttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb13eab8ea7d6135333cScrew DrudgeTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:18:43 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb13eab8ea7d6135333c
Nah, they just refuse to call a spade a spade because they think he's being unfairly persecuted.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb03ecad047d046d579aJazzy_CTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:18:27 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffb03ecad047d046d579a
"What about Snoop Dogg, will he get punishment too for racist comments or nobody really cares what blacks say about whites in US."
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation_of_Shirley_Sherrod" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation_of_Shirley_Sherrod</a>
" On July 19, 2010, Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign from her appointed position as Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture[1] because of administration reaction to media reports on video excerpts from her address to an event of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in March 2010 and commentary posted by blogger Andrew Breitbart on his website.[2] Based on these excerpts, the NAACP condemned Sherrod's remarks as racist and U.S. government officials called on the official to resign. But, when the story was understood to be about the NAACP audience reaction to Sherrod's story, and not Sherrod at all, the NAACP and White House officials apologized. In addition, United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack apologized for the firing and offered Sherrod a new position."
If you think Snoop Dogg is a racist then get a group of people that feel that same that you do and boycott his music. Petition companies that use him as a sponsor to stop using him. If he says something that make him liable for a discrimination lawsuit than sue him.
Tape his racist comments and give them to the media.
Now get back with us and let us know how that is going.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffacd6bb3f7bc630c645cgrenadetradeTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:17:33 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffacd6bb3f7bc630c645c
I got two words for you: "Doc Rivers".http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa94eab8ea7b6135333cScrew DrudgeTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:16:36 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa94eab8ea7b6135333c
You do realize there is a clause in the NBA by laws about behaving in an "ethical manner" right? Ask Elgin Baylor, Baron Davis, or any of the countless employees from the Clippers that cited him for sexual harassment if Sterling has been an ethical boss. For 20+ YEARS he underpaid, or signed untalented players simply because he didn't want to pay them what they were worth. Having the money to make accusations go away isn't the same as being absolved of guilt. Sterling broke the NBA ethics code time and time and has clearly not acted impartially when it comes to the Clippers. Despite what Silver says, he's not just being punished for not keeping his mistress in line. This is the last straw in a LITANY of misbehavior. He's the Pac Man Jones of NBA owners and his fellow cadre have had ENOUGH!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa856bb3f779640c645aearl carrollTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:16:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa856bb3f779640c645a
Add a comment...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa82ecad048c056d5794VeritasTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:16:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa82ecad048c056d5794
You can tell racism is dead when it makes national and internalal news when we find someone who still is!
Thank god it only took a conviction in the court of public opinion to punish him!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa66eab8ea876335333fTwo Way StreetTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:15:50 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa66eab8ea876335333f
NBA does have a great track record of holding everyone accountable:
<a href="http://nbacrimelibrary.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://nbacrimelibrary.wordpress.com/</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa56eab8ea1d6535333cAdam GTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:15:34 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ffa56eab8ea1d6535333c
What do you mean if? Read the comments, its insane. Using any way to defend this. Besides this he also said black people smell and attract rats, which he was punished for before. Stern was too busy making rules regarding dress codes and fining owners for disparaging remarks against refs to care.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff9cdeab8ead15b353349jerry allen copeland, jrTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:13:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff9cdeab8ead15b353349
And by your statement its obvious that you and white-america will NEVER get it, you even had the nerve to question my manhood, let me ask you a question, what did JESUS tell the pharisee when they asked him what is the greatest law that man should keep....this is what I teach my son, I teach him to LOVE GOD and LOVE PEOPLE, no matter what the color of their skin, where they are from, or what they have, and yes I teach my son the bible, and yes I teach my son that homosexuality is a sin, but he should not hate that person or disrespectful for their life style.....but see you and this world want me to lie to my son, what do you think me and my son was doing when this came across the tv screen, we were watching the play-offs cause we are fans and was enjoying a father and son day....let me guess i should have sent him to his room and told he cant watch sport center or the playoffs....let me make this as clear as i can to you sir....i live in a state that i'm reminded of what white america thinks of me, no matter what i do in this life, i go to a school that reminds me of what white america thinks of me, ive worked jobs that have reminded me of what white america thinks of me, and yet I have to make sure that I continue do what thus says the lord my GOD and I carry myself as MAN, not a black man, BUT A MAN!!! Do you think that I was blinded by this, do you think that this was something new to me....I'm willing to bet that you have heard a racial comment, whether it was black or white and it never bothered you, i'm willing to bet that you have had a racial thought in your head, but here is the problem that you dont get...we as black people know this, we assume this every day....but yet we continue to go out into a world where we are still a step behind....but of course you don't understand this because you've haven't walk this side of the street....but trust me brother...its real on this side and any comment that is made pertaining to this being a slippery slope....I like to say hello....the color of my skin has been a slippery slope since i hit the sheets my freindhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff9c3ecad04687f6d579eAdam GTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:13:07 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff9c3ecad04687f6d579e
Give up wealth? He makes far more money per year being a rascist slumlord than through the Clippers. Little known secret, most NBA teams don't make that much money. He will get to keep all his money once he sells the team.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff988eab8ea925f35333fso don't buy his records and punish himTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:12:08 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff988eab8ea925f35333f
Whining conservative victimhood whores sure love this argument.
Your precious free market is at work here. Not the government or any official force. The NBA is a club. He's getting the boot for staining the carpet.
Mr. Broadus is an asshole much like Glenn Beck or Rush Limbaugh. You're free to not buy their serviceshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff95769beddf42e6d5795factcheckerTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:11:19 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff95769beddf42e6d5795
your first mistake is completely not understanding the employment landscape of professional basketball. unlike the typical job, in the nba if a team drafts you (like they did with blake griffin and deandre Jordan etc), you cant go play anywhere else. same thing goes for players that get traded to the team (chris paul, jj redick etc). its not like joe schmoo is a mechanic, dislikes his boss, and just quits to go work at another autobody shop in town. nba players cant do that.
and with regards to players who chose to sign there. first, many of them probably had no idea that the owner was a racist; I doubt that sterling goes out of his way to talk to the players on such a level. second, the employment opportunities for basketball players are extremely limited; keep in mind there are only 360 total NBA players in uniform at any given time and a total of 30 potential employers. its not like they have a lot of optionshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff94e69bedd52386d5792Jazzy_CTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:11:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff94e69bedd52386d5792
Being punished for what you say means all of us are in trouble
Yes it does, If you are a racist or a bigot.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff930eab8ead25b35333cNBAisTrashTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:10:40 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff930eab8ead25b35333c
I had little interest in the NBA prior to this lynching.
I now have banned the NBA FOREVER.
Message sent....are you listening?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff9046bb3f772600c6460you're a fruitloopTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:09:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff9046bb3f772600c6460
Your tale is told by an idiot full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff8dbeab8ea545a35333dBrutusTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:09:15 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff8dbeab8ea545a35333d
I detest racism and hypocrisy. Donald Sterling did nothing ILLEGAL as an NBA owner. He is being punished for words. I'm just wondering why Jay Z would have been allowed to buy a stake in an NBA franchise if apparently saying racist things is a deal breaker. Again, Mr Sterling's real estate business is a separate entity.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff8a36bb3f7b75f0c645cJazzy_CTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:08:19 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff8a36bb3f7b75f0c645c
"I hate what is happening to my beloved country."
I get it totally, you hate that there is less and less acceptance of bigotry. It must be tough to see the America you'd like to have slipping away.
You do NOT have my sympathies.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff866eab8ea7457353346Said HamidehTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:07:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff866eab8ea7457353346
slippery slopes are everywhere in nature. Sometimes and just sometimes, rich, arrogrant billionaires don't get a pass.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff84eecad04ba776d5792Welcome Alex JonesTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:06:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff84eecad04ba776d5792
what a load of crap.
1) There's unlikely to be a discount. His wife will likely get the team in the imminent divorce.
2) The old goat set himself up. You can't put words in people's mouthshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff843ecad04477a6d579cLohan SmithTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:06:43 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff843ecad04477a6d579c
I can't believe people who post on a website named "Business Insider" appear so stupid. Are you people regular readers or did the Drudge Report link you here?
(1) The National Basketball Association is a private organization and the NBA are exercising their constitutional rights to protect their brand. That includes severing all ties with the racist in question.
(2) When the racist purchased the organization in 1980s, he signed a contract and according to the contract, the NBA has the right to force-sale of the organization and fine him if he engages in activity that goes against the ethos of the NBA.
Again - NBA has the right to force sale and fire the racist if they feel that they are endangering their brand.
Some people here are shockingly stupid.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7eeecad04407a6d5792oxymoranTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:05:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7eeecad04407a6d5792
So if I said to my beetch don;t wear any JEW-elry to my party, I am fukked.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7da69bedd4f2c6d579dJimmineyTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:04:58 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7da69bedd4f2c6d579d
the kicker, for the NBA, was that Sterling has refused to apologize for his own remarks.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7d1ecad041a786d5797jamesxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:04:49 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7d1ecad041a786d5797
Sterling made the comments in private, not public.
That's a very big difference.
I'm going to follow you around with a secret microphone and have you destroyed?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7b56bb3f705580c645cJazzy_CTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:04:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7b56bb3f705580c645c
"Yes, Sterling is a hateful, racist moron....no question about that.
But...if we start fining everyone for what they say...who's next? You? Me?"
Donald Sterling is an owner of an NBA franchise. His speech actions and behaviors reflect on the NBA, and the Clippers organization. You don't get to be the owner of a business, a corporate C.E.O., a politicians, or represent an organization in a significant way, and do something that is detrimental to the organization that you are a part of without paying some consequences.
If you are part of an organization that supports racists, hateful, and bigoted behavior and speech then you have nothing to be worried about.
Again if you are a not a racist then you don't have anything to worry about.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7b16bb3f7a34e0c646dBrutusTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:04:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff7b16bb3f7a34e0c646d
You know Donald Sterling is Jewish correct?
You also know we have a black president correct?
Black people never look at white people and think racist thoughts? Didn't Snoop Lion in his condemnation call Donald Sterling racist names towards whites?
Let's stop the double standard and stop being so sensitive to words.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff79a6bb3f7c9510c645aJimmineyTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:03:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff79a6bb3f7c9510c645a
This is no Paula Dean situation where someone said the "n" word 10 years ago. Sterling didn't even just say "black." He told his girlfriend not to be seen in public with black people and not to bring them to frikkin NBA games! Sterling has denigrated black people as "smelly" on many occasions associated with his role as landlord, and there are a whole host of lawsuits and complaints against his racism by NBA players and others, including him spitting his gum at one of his own black players. He has also denigrated the efforts of his own players, claiming that he, as the owner of the team, is the "maker" and they should be grateful to him for giving them jobs, completing dismissing any hard work that his own stars have done to keep the team going (show me any fat ass NBA franchise owner who works harder than his own players--those players sacrifice years at low pay to get where they are and who sacrifice their time and bodies for the game). Sure, the U.S. media overblows some of these kinds of stories, but this is not one of them. And with scores of sponsors abandoning the Clippers, and given that over 70 percent of NBA players are black, the NBA has no choice but to get rid of this guy.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff728eab8eab25535333cScrew DrudgeTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:02:00 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff728eab8eab25535333c
Jay - Z did nothing ILLEGAL and is no longer an owner and therefore no longer part of the NBA and not subject to this kind of penalty. Rap music, as much as you clearly detest it, isn't a parallel for breaking discrimination laws. You may have done some research but your own bias is getting in the way.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff6f0eab8ea295435333fgrenadetradeTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:01:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff6f0eab8ea295435333f
MMm, okay. So despite that, black players, black coaches and the NBA as a whole still decided to go work for him/work with him for the past 20 years. I see. Only now when it's blown up and out of the bag in public light, they decided that his racism is wrong and they must show resolve. Give me a break.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff6dc69bedda5266d5792SM bunderwalTue, 29 Apr 2014 15:00:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff6dc69bedda5266d5792
If someone can be fired for drunk facebook photos, for expressing their personal views on Facebook, for telling a joke about stupid answer a student says in their class, etc. You can be fined, fired, and whatever else for the comments Sterling said.
Waitress fired for complaining about customers tips
17 People Who Were Fired For Using Facebook
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-fired-2011-5?op=1#ixzz30Iru2IGE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-fired-2011-5?op=1#ixzz30Iru2IGE</a>
Laraine Cook, High School Coach, Fired Over Facebook Photo That Shows Fiance Holding Her Breast
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/laraine-cook-fired-facebook-photo-breast_n_4234128.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/laraine-cook-fired-facebook-photo-breast_n_4234128.html</a>
Company praised for firing woman who took disrespectful photo next to soldier's grave
<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/praise-stone-fired-facebook-pic-article-1.1206392#ixzz30IrBheNO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/praise-stone-fired-facebook-pic-article-1.1206392#ixzz30IrBheNO</a>
Labor: Employee fired when Facebook photos exposed FMLA abuse
<a href="http://www.insidecounsel.com/2012/12/24/labor-employee-fired-when-facebook-photos-exposed" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.insidecounsel.com/2012/12/24/labor-employee-fired-when-facebook-photos-exposed</a>
2 Ways to Get Fired for Facebook
<a href="http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-1702-Workplace-Issues-12-Ways-to-Get-Fired-for-Facebook/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-1702-Workplace-Issues-12-Ways-to-Get-Fired-for-Facebook/</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff6adecad04c0776d5792nice try conservaturdTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:59:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff6adecad04c0776d5792
But you're in the running for an Al Sharpton victimhood award.
" According to the Los Angeles Board of Elections, Sterling is a registered Republican, who first registered in California in 1974. The state database's records have listed him as a Republican since 2002. He voted in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections."
this isn't a right/left issue except when partisans want to try to score points. Sterling is a rich asshole prepared to give political donations to whoever will best serve his needs.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff69869bedd09236d5798SweetDougTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:59:36 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff69869bedd09236d5798
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Well, now…
You're not being a team-player, now are you!?
(Said in my best, mealy-mouthed, sanctimonious, know-better, finger-wagging, long-nosed, patronizing tone of HIllary…)
Next thing you'll be preaching, is equality before the eyes of the law!
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V-Vhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff679eab8ea2c54353342factcheckerTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:59:05 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff679eab8ea2c54353342
it's of no value to you, but yet here you are posting....http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff678ecad046a746d5793Blah Blah Blah...Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:59:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff678ecad046a746d5793
It's sad that the only thing you can offer up to a discussion having nothing to do with politics, is ... partisan politics.
You know you've hit rock bottom when your entire life becomes consumed with partisanship.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff651ecad043b7a6d5792labman57Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:58:25 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff651ecad043b7a6d5792
Sterling's political affiliation wasn't really relevant when folks labeled him as a Democrat, and it's still not very significant now that he has been identified as a registered Republican ... except that it will burst the bubble of smug conservative pundits who were all moist in the loins over the prospect of using Sterling as the poster child of left wing racism.
Sterling's political activism has been nominal at best, but his racist remarks and swift backlash by prominent minorities and progressive politicians, as well as his ban from NBA activities, will likely land him a spot on Hannity's show with an opportunity to defend himself -- and to take a stand against "the elite, left-wing NBA" undermining the rights of business owners to be racist, misogynistic a-holes.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff63b6bb3f786550c645avarrick1226Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:58:03 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff63b6bb3f786550c645a
Adam, I consider myself right wing. But, when it comes to racism there can be no debate that I will agree. What Sterling said was reprehensible and ugly. If any of my conservative compatriots are defending him or his free speech, in my opinion they are significantly wrong on the issue. This guy is a thug in my opinion the way he rolls over on the "little" people. He has a history of mean spirited behavior, racist thoughts and actions and being a bore. I'm disappointed that right wing thinking people would defend this punk. Now what's disappointing to me was Sterling was allowed to get away with this for years and years. So why now are we outraged? I think it was a set up by the girlfriend and people like Magic Johnson. You watch, Magic is going to own this team for a steal. This entire episode was a way to give the team to a black man because we all know Sterling has been a racist for many years.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff5f569bedd452b6d5792Just how stupid is the average conservaturdTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:56:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff5f569bedd452b6d5792
Your precious "free market" is the only actor here. The rest of his ownership club wants him out of their sandbox. Precisely what government entity is acting here Mr. Beckerhead?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff59c6bb3f7c6510c645aAndrzej PyszniakTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:55:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff59c6bb3f7c6510c645a
Fucking monkeys in suits. This polliticas corretness is really for idiots.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff58f69bedd53256d5794Nom de plumeTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:55:11 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff58f69bedd53256d5794
Freedom of speech is dead in Amerika. Freedom of religion and basically everything else is not far behind.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff5886bb3f7d0510c645aand who says the conservatives are racist?Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:55:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff5886bb3f7d0510c645a
Welcome Mr. Bundyhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff56269bedd28266d5792Youre lying varrickTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:54:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff56269bedd28266d5792
That's why you didn't provide proof.
You cons have lied for so long you can't tell the truth anymore.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff557eab8ea395135333cjerry allen copeland, jrTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:54:15 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff557eab8ea395135333c
i am teaching my son, by what says the LORD my god, that is to love GOD and Love people, and please don't question my man hood, because its real hard to teach your son to love people of all colors, creed, races and nationality when, you got a man saying the things that this man was saying...and my son wasn't watching anything that he wasnt supposed to, he was watching the play-offs, on a saturday afternoon, like most sons and father do...so i guess you wanted me to lie to him or send him to his room and forbid him to watch the playoffs because just like you and so many other people are scared of....the truth....do you think that we as black people are blind to the fact that about every white person we meet probably at one time of another has had some racist thought or conversation, do you really think that as a black man that i was just shocked what this man said, by no means, because only a daily basis i go to a school that reminds me of what white people think, i live in a state that reminds me of what that think, ive worked at jobs that have reminded me of what that think, so once again sir...please stay in your place....you cant imagine what this feels like...because you never been on this side of the playing fieldhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff55569bedda6266d5792Jazzy_CTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:54:13 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff55569bedda6266d5792
"Pretty sure everybody is in agreement Sterling is not a good man, but the difference is how we choose to deal with it."
This is how the NBA chose to deal with it. Donald Sterling had the full support of the owners and players.
His continued presence in the NBA would be damaging to the league, in terms of public relations, player relations, sponsorship dollars, and it would set a horrible precedent.
There are some people and some organizations that will not accept the type of comments that Donald Sterling made.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff4fc69bedd9a1d6d5796biffTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:52:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff4fc69bedd9a1d6d5796
These bigot apologists are just upset that someone else's free speech rights were pushed to the fore rather than the free speech rights of a bigot. The NBA could have gone either way with this-they could have supported Sterling or they could have done right by their players (who produce their only product) and their fans (who, for the most part, dislike bigoted people). They saw the way which would more likely ensured their continued revenue stream in a country that is growing much less bigoted and increasingly intolerant of bigotry, prejudice and racism and they took it. Bravo for them in doing the right thing morally, socially, and financially.
Bigotry and racism are drains on revenue and impediments to excellence. Bigots willingly forego revenue to support their illogical, irrational, and unreasonable beliefs; non-bigots should never pay for such foolishness. Bigots also rob themselves of the opportunity to receive new viewpoints because they are willingly narrowing their minds and restricting other's input based on their illogical, irrational, and unreasonable belief matrix. When they limit themselves, that's a pity, but it doesn't affect me. However, when they make decisions that could affect my income, my tax dollars, or my right to pursue happiness, then I'm offended and willing to take action. These bigots are most upset because someone else has equal input besides them. They were so accustomed to not having to listen to anyone else's thoughts that they think it's unfair when they have to give another different looking person's opinion a reasonable, logical, or rational consideration.
What nerve.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff4a569bedda71d6d5794Adam GTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:51:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff4a569bedda71d6d5794
If snoop played in the NBA he would be punished, but he doesn't. See the difference?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff49aeab8ea764c35333cBrutusTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:51:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff49aeab8ea764c35333c
His real estate business is separate from his NBA ownership. His real estate business was punished for the illegal practices. Also, he was not punished for the real estate practice until 2003. He bought the team in 1981. I've read up on my history plenty. Maybe you should learn how to read a timeline. To date, he has still not discriminated with his NBA franchise. Black coach. Black players. Black employees working the concessions. He pays all these people too.
And, should Jay-Z have been banned from owning an NBA team for his racist rap lyrics? That is how he made money to buy the Nets.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff42eeab8eab84b35333cvarrick1226Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:49:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff42eeab8eab84b35333c
Snopp doesn't own an NBA team. No, Sterling finally got caught with his proverbial pants down. I'm thrilled he was finally outed. There is no place in society for this sort of behavior. Guess what, most of the Hollywood crowd feels the same way they just don't say it. Most elites hold the same opinions and attitudes as Sterling does, they just don't broadcast them. You find the biggest elitist that is a democrat and I guarantee you they've said many racists things. They're just not taped. Elites are the worse people on the planet and doubly worse when they're liberal democrats like Harry Reid.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff3cceab8eab245353341SM bunderwalTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:47:40 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff3cceab8eab245353341
You are lost in the sauce grenadetrade. There is a long and distinguished history of lawsuits against Sterling over racial discrimination, hate, and bigotry.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff3a9eab8ea1949353342Michael O'DonnellTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:47:05 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff3a9eab8ea1949353342
No matter. The white boys and the Jews still run the NBA. This is token appeasement.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff380eab8eab748353343Golddiigerh*eTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:46:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff380eab8eab748353343
Let them try and force him to sell the Clippers.....
If I was him OK MAGIC JOHNSON you want to buy my team from me:
$1.5 billion seems like a fair price.... Anything less I won't accept.. MAKE IT A NIGHTMARE TO SELL
Sterling bought them for $12.5 million 30 years ago...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff36ceab8eae24535333eAdam GTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:46:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff36ceab8eae24535333e
Because that is what the comment board has become. Have you read these comments? The freedom of speech arguments are just flat out wrong and its all from right wing nuts. Guy is a disgusting piece of trash yet the right wingers will find any way to defend him. Read up on his previous actions and not just this last event.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff343ecad044b686d5792SM bunderwalTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:45:23 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff343ecad044b686d5792
I don't know what these people are complaining about. David Sterling exercised his right to first amendment speech. The 'public' is also exercising their right in free speech by exercising outrage. The 'public' is exercising their right in a marketplace by deciding not to patronize a business that they don't want to. If that business fails so be it. The marketplace has spoken.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff33169bedd961e6d5792Screw DrudgeTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:45:05 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff33169bedd961e6d5792
He's been banned from everything that has to do with running/owning an NBA franchise. No personnel decisions, not management decisions, nothing to do with the Clippers. Period. They will also force him to sell, as is their right under the NBA ownership by laws.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff326eab8ead94935333cBrutusTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:44:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff326eab8ead94935333c
It shouldn't matter, but the masses will try to cling to their tribes: black/white, repub/dem, etc. since most people cannot identify themselves just as individuals. It is impossible to simply discuss Donald Sterling because people have been programmed to pick sides based on political affiliation, color, etc.
Instead of just viewing him as Donald Sterling, an old, sad racist man, everybody will try to use him as their political weapon.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff31d69bedd401d6d5792varrick1226Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:44:45 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff31d69bedd401d6d5792
He was the King of soft money donations to democrats. He knew which side benefited his racism in the big city. Not many republicans control big cities!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff2f3eab8eac74135333cdepressionTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:44:03 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff2f3eab8eac74135333c
1. How did your 8 year old son hear about this , aren't you suppose to shield your kids from this until their older ?
2. I can never feel what's it's like to hear the things this guy said ?
Well on that point your 100% correct I can NEVER be affected by what this person said because I don't know him (never heard of him until this story broke) and furthermore I don't CARE what he has to say , why should I? What is he to me?(By care I mean emotionally effect, his world view is abhorrent)
Teach your son to Man up ....http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff28969bedd401b6d5796varrick1226Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:42:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff28969bedd401b6d5796
He's given huge amounts of soft money donations to democrats. No one can spin this any other way. Plus he gave millions to NAACP hence the reason they were going to reward him the other night before cancelling. Imagine that, a racist being rewarded by a black organization!!!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff28169bedde2186d5792Screw DrudgeTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:42:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff28169bedde2186d5792
He has been sued multiple times for breaking racial discrimination laws on his real estate properties, which is how he funded his purchase of the team. Please read up on your history of this man. He is NOT some old man that had a slip of the tongue. He has put his racist views into illegal practice time and time again.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff24e6bb3f746490c645dgrenadetradeTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:41:18 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff24e6bb3f746490c645d
Seriously. It's not like he said this to anyone in the organization, or the NBA, or even in public for people to hear. Nor has he been shown to act on his racist tenancies over the years in any way that was a point of complaint from anyone for the past 20 years, even if people thought he was a racist. And as racist as it may have all been, the worst he said was, "black people", in private, to his girlfriend with whom he was fighting with. Overblown is exactly right.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff23869bedd211a6d5792happybenderTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:40:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff23869bedd211a6d5792
So he has a private conversation seeming taped in violation of wiretap laws and this is what comes from that criminal act. i sure hope there is no connection between the person who may have illegally taped the private conversation and anyone who hopes to buy the team.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff2116bb3f7b4470c645abull...Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:40:17 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff2116bb3f7b4470c645a
What about Snoop Dogg, will he get punishment too for racist comments or nobody really cares what blacks say about whites in US. Racism will never end with this attitude.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff1fd69bedd90156d5796SM bunderwalTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:39:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff1fd69bedd90156d5796
YOU ARE W-R-O-N-G WRONG!
DAVID STERLING IS A REGISTERED REPUBLICAN SINCE 1998!
Michael Hiltzik, a Los Angeles Times columnist, tweeted that local voter records show Sterling to be a registered Republican "since 1998."
<a href="https://twitter.com/hiltzikm/status/460630816196804608" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >https://twitter.com/hiltzikm/status/460630816196804608</a>
<a href="https://lavote.net/SECURED/VOTER_REG/Default.cfm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >https://lavote.net/SECURED/VOTER_REG/Default.cfm</a>
Read more: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-sterling-racist-history-2014-4#ixzz30ImqwfyW" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-sterling-racist-history-2014-4#ixzz30ImqwfyW</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff1f0eab8ea014335333evarrick1226Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:39:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff1f0eab8ea014335333e
There are a few disturbing things here. The first of course is what Sterling said on tape. But the backstory to this is the documented racism he exhibited for many years without being fined or reprimanded. That shows how hypocritical the NBA really is. The second thing and quite disturbing is an old man thinking a young woman who looks transsexual really being interested in him. The last thing I find the most astonishing that not many are considering is the fact Sterling was finally set up by a small group of men, most likely led by Magic Johnson. Now in my humble opinion, Magic isn't intelligent enough to bring this to fruition. Some directed this from the background using Magic as the front man. I wonder what this young woman stands to make? You know since she set it all up, she's going to be rewarded dearly for her efforts. If Magic becomes one of the owners, my tale here will have rung true!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff1dc6bb3f7b3450c6460daniel pTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:39:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff1dc6bb3f7b3450c6460
come on... don't get all emotional because nobody is justifying racism, not even @depression. The concern is about legality, and freedoms. Sterling is an idiot and he should pay for his racism, and I agree with the entire sanction except for making him sale his team, unless there is a provision in the NBA Constitution that allows for this.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff11fecad04e6646d5792hjnaiduTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:36:15 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff11fecad04e6646d5792
Not that it matters but he's been a registered Republican since 1998. <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/04/donald-sterling-republican-democrat-politics-nba-racism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/04/donald-sterling-republican-democrat-politics-nba-racism</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff084eab8eaf63a35333fvarrick1226Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:33:40 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff084eab8eaf63a35333f
Why the anger and judgement? Why the name calling? You need to go easy on the Adderall. Chill man.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff06b69beddef146d5792mpTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:33:15 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff06b69beddef146d5792
Don Sterling said something in a conversation with his girlfriend that tried to deflect his racism to society in general..."we don't evaluate what's right and wrong, we live in a society. We live in a culture. We have to live within that culture."
Live by the sword.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff055eab8eafc3a35333cDisgusted with libsTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:32:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff055eab8eafc3a35333c
I really don't care what he said. Obama just asked a muslim imam to pray for him. I AM OFFENDED! I don't think he should be in charge of my life. He LIED to the American people. He should be removed from office. I AM OFFENDED! He's letting criminals go. I AM OFFENDED! He has said we have 57 states. I AM OFFENDED! He bows to other leaders. I AM OFFENDED! Everyone is "offended" by something. My GOD, get over it. Words have never killed anyone. I AM OFFENDED by THIS WHOLE STUPID SITUATION. The world is burning and we worry what a mistress taped in a PRIVATE conversation. Remember when Obama was caught on tape telling the Russians to wait till after the election? WELL THEY SURE DID! I AM OFFENDED BY THAT!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff01469bedd80116d5792varrick1226Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:31:48 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff01469bedd80116d5792
This entire story isn't really a political one. It's a story about a woman helping to bring down a well known and documented racist. Now that the Clippers are a winning team, this was the best way for Magic Johnson and some of his rich pals to step in and steal this team for a huge discount. I see no politics here. Sterling is a rich elite liberal democrat nothing else!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff00f6bb3f798390c645bjerry allen copeland, jrTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:31:43 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535ff00f6bb3f798390c645b
@david conley my question to you is, show me a time in history where there has been one set of people, race or creed of people besides native americans that have been more effected by racism than black people...for you to sit up here and write that garbage that you just said, including racist remarks about whites....are you serious...i tell you what, let's trade place, lets figure out a way you can have my black skin and i take your white skin for a day and lets see if you have a change of heart, you have never been black, so you cannot even speak of what it even feels like to hear this guy say the things he said....i had to explain this to my 8 year old son, with tears in his eyes ask me, daddy why does this man hate black guys who play for him....please sit down and shut uphttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fefe0eab8ea9137353342DerpTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:30:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fefe0eab8ea9137353342
I think you should look up the definition of police. You are conflating state action with private action.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fefaaecad04db5b6d5795Adam GTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:30:02 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fefaaecad04db5b6d5795
And by the way, is it free speech when Mark Cuban blasts the refs and is fined $500k? Exactly. All you right wing nuts don't even know the definition of freedom of speech and how it applies.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef6becad04165b6d5792....Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:28:59 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef6becad04165b6d5792
The cornerstone of the market - private enterprise - is. The government has no hand in this; this is the decision of private parties.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef6869bedd160b6d5792Sterling a major dem donor huh ? Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:28:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef6869bedd160b6d5792
Yeah you won't be seeing any proof Sterling is a major Dem donor cause THAT'S A LIE.
He's a registered republican that has given pocket change to dems.
More right wing liars covering up for their disgusting racists.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef5e69bedd3f106d5794MagicTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:28:46 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef5e69bedd3f106d5794
If you ever said "Nagger" please give up your wealth NOWhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef58ecad041e5b6d5792mrbdbellTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:28:40 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef58ecad041e5b6d5792
Good move NBA.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef56ecad044c616d5792varrick1226Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:28:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef56ecad044c616d5792
Let me tell you something. It's well documented that Mr. Sterling has been a racist for a long, long time. What recently transpired though was the Clippers becoming a viable team, a winning one that now looks good to own. That said, I think Magic Johnson and some of his pals set up Sterling with this girlfriend to tape him, goad him into saying racial things. You don't think for a minute that this woman got in touch with Magic and let him know what she could do? I do. And she did it. And all of you watch, Magic is going to own this team at a discount and payoff for Sterling racist remarks. This is one of the biggest set ups ever. They had bait ready and knew that fish could be reeled in so easy. Other than this team, Magic would never have another opportunity to be a basketball team owner, especially at a discount.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef4769bedd450b6d579cBrutusTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:28:23 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fef4769bedd450b6d579c
He's Jewish. Are Jews a minority? Because if a black man said something racist about whites we would be hearing that minorities cannot be racist.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feeebecad04e65a6d5794I<3ThoughtPoliceTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:26:51 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feeebecad04e65a6d5794
And so it begins. This will be a watermark kind of day in the history books 50 years from today. A racist idiot says something no one can (or does) support - and so the thought police leap and slap him down for not thinking right. A lifetime ban? Really? So if he sees a player in the grocery store, does he have to turn around and walk away? Way to turn him into a real racist. This is how fascism works: it starts with something that no one can question (banning an apparent racist) and eventually leads to banning thought that those in power simply dislike. People really need to start thinking.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feedc69bedd5e0a6d579bGene ChorneyTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:26:36 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feedc69bedd5e0a6d579b
Especially considering that this was a private conversation that was secretly taped. Who would like to publicly defend all the things that they have said privately?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feed16bb3f7333c0c645aSadTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:26:25 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feed16bb3f7333c0c645a
That people are not accepting of racial sentiment? What a terrible thing...
This involves the decision of a private organization, not the government. The freedom of the NBA to do so, subject to contract, is a pillar of your beloved country.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feeb8ecad0484546d57a1That's What's UpTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:26:00 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feeb8ecad0484546d57a1
I was agreeing with David Conley, for the recordhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feeb46bb3f796350c645cbill bradleyTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:25:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feeb46bb3f796350c645c
Sterling's only political contributions to anyone was to Bill Bradley for a couple of grand in the 1990's.
what a big-time donor.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee8569beddd5056d5797RagnarTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:25:09 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee8569beddd5056d5797
No crime is more heinous these days than a thought crime. Pretty soon thought crimes against certain groups will amount to high treason and there will be no right to privacy, except when it benefits the professionally aggrieved class.and their pimps in the media.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee80ecad043e586d5793George J.Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:25:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee80ecad043e586d5793
Hitler was a socialist. You're obviously a product of the public education system.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee66ecad0441586d5796BrutusTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:24:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee66ecad0441586d5796
Did Hitler believe in more or less government?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee5869bedd6c0a6d5799That's What's UpTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:24:24 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee5869bedd6c0a6d5799
Just because some old white dude is a racist shouldn't necessarily equate to a lifetime ban. If that were the case how many major companies and corporations in this country would shut down?
I'm no fan of racism, but this is way too much. Although, he's 70..... so this may just be a 5 year banhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee47eab8ea3b35353341Adam GTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:24:07 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee47eab8ea3b35353341
Cue the right wing rascists calling out victims and liberals.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee466bb3f7e4310c6460James NobleTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:24:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee466bb3f7e4310c6460
I agree that the guy is a racist moron, but let the marketplace decide his fate. Being punished for what you say means all of us are in troublehttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee3d6bb3f7f8350c645cSteverinoTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:23:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee3d6bb3f7f8350c645c
He's not being punished by the law.
He's not being arrested or penalized by the government.
He's being made an example of by the organization he deals with.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee2aecad04155b6d5799uugleeTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:23:38 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fee2aecad04155b6d5799
The NBA is now in violation of California law:
"...or who uses, or attempts to use, in any manner, or for any purpose, or to communicate in any way, any information so obtained, or who aids, agrees with, employs, or conspires with any person or persons to unlawfully do, or permit, or cause to be done any of the acts or things mentioned above in this section, is punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one
year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170,or by both a fine and imprisonment in the county jail or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170."
Read more: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-on-donald-sterling-2014-4#ixzz30Ihp5VTD" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-on-donald-sterling-2014-4#ixzz30Ihp5VTD</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fedfe69bedde87c6d5794CloseTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:22:54 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fedfe69bedde87c6d5794
While I agree in general sentiment, you're overlooking that this is a private organization calling the shots. Whether he implicated laws is irrelevant. Subject to any contractual agreements, the NBA has the right to decide how it's organization will exist. Having sovereignty over deciding how your organization is run is just as much a business prerogative as is being at the will of other businesses and consumers.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fedef69bedd41066d5799Go History!Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:22:39 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fedef69bedd41066d5799
Seriously? It's sports *this* time. Good grief - go read a history book, idiot.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fede469beddd4056d5794chris humeTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:22:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fede469beddd4056d5794
Finally, blacks got back at a rich Jew, for his private comments. To be fair and balanced, now it's time to go after blacks for their anti Jewish comments. End Rev. Jackson and Sharpton's careers. Go after blacks' private conversation. Anything less is racist, intolerable and despicable.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feda1ecad04bf536d579aRobert MTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:21:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feda1ecad04bf536d579a
WTF? Banned for life? this guys said some offensive things but seriously W.T.F. I have had it with this political correctness bullsh!t. ENOUGH. I hate what is happening to my beloved country.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fed47ecad04da576d5794depressionTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:19:51 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fed47ecad04da576d5794
I dislike Racism as much as the next guy but I have to agree with you .....
The NBA has now set a very high bar for not just it's owners but now for all the members of its organization. ..
What happens the next time one of its players says Hateful things about homsexuals?
Or what happens if a black player makes Racist remarks about whites ? (Which our society has generally overlooked)
By raising the bar this high their gonna have to drop the hammer time after time in the future ..http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fed0d6bb3f774310c645aGo Sports!Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:18:53 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fed0d6bb3f774310c645a
Who cares? It's sports. Has no historical value. Has no intellectual value.
Go read a book idiots.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fed0169beddd07d6d579dbernies friendTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:18:41 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fed0169beddd07d6d579d
Your 'info' was wrong.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fecd06bb3f7e5310c645aNotice the lack of proofTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:17:52 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fecd06bb3f7e5310c645a
Oh yeah sure he is.
And Hitler was really a liberal according to hate radio.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fec506bb3f77e2d0c645bAdam GTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:15:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fec506bb3f77e2d0c645b
I think everybody needs to get it out of their heads that this is just for what he said. Really good chance this is a makeup punishment for all the transgressions David Stern decided to ignore with making sure the players of the nba dressed in suits. What he said is not nearly as bad as his prior behavior renting to black people and the fact he settled for almost 3 mill with the justice department. It's not JUST what he said but his abhorrent past behavior coupled with what he said.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fec4decad047d546d5792BrutusTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:15:41 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fec4decad047d546d5792
Pretty sure everybody is in agreement Sterling is not a good man, but the difference is how we choose to deal with it. Donald Sterling did not discriminate on who he hired did he? Is Doc Rivers black? Do black people work for the Clippers? The difference is whether or not people should be punished for what they say and think? Has Jay-Z, a former NBA owner ever said anything racist? Did anybody ask that he be banned from owning a team?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fec2069beddcf7f6d5792factcheckerTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:14:56 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fec2069beddcf7f6d5792
if I am in a business relationship with you (as the other nba owners are with sterling) and you say something so stupid that it affects the value of my business, then fuck yeah i'm going to push to have you fined for max money to teach you a lesson.
now if Donald sterling ran a stand alone company that isn't tied to other businesses or franchises (like say an independent supermarket for example) he is free to say whatever stupid thing he wants because it will only hurt his business and his alone, but this isn't the casehttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/535febfd6bb3f7c32e0c645dMichael O'DonnellTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:14:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535febfd6bb3f7c32e0c645d
Just more bait and switch from the real issues which trouble our nation. Keep the masses entertained and stupid on trivia.
And Rome continues to burn. An idiot citizenry glued to their touch screen phones. Shame on us.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feb99eab8eae12f35333chighly offensive...very inaccurateTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:12:41 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feb99eab8eae12f35333c
Do you read or just spew fantasy? He's a major Democratic donor. You are of questionable intelligence.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feaedecad04d84a6d5796David ConleyTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:09:49 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535feaedecad04d84a6d5796
Yea...I'm having some problems with this.
Yes, Sterling is a hateful, racist moron....no question about that.
But...if we start fining everyone for what they say...who's next? You? Me?
Did he commit some crime? NO.
Did he commit a felony of some kind? NO
Did he commit anything that would get him arrested? NO
He said idiotic, hateful, racist things.
People and businesses will know how to deal it it.
Business deals severed.
Fans not coming to games.
Players leaving after contracts are up.
No free agent will want to play for him.
But we now know the price of saying racist things in the NBA. It's $5 mil.
How much is it if someone says something stupid about Catholics? or Muslims? or left-handed people?
I think this is somewhat of a slippery slope here.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fea95eab8ea4b2535333eBADGERFANTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:08:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fea95eab8ea4b2535333e
What does a suspension entail? Suspend from what? He's not a player or a coach.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fea6decad0438486d579aWay to go consTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:07:41 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fea6decad0438486d579a
I wonder which retarded con you'll have t o mop up after tomorrow.
Everyday another one of you big mouths ends up putting your foot in it. The "party of stupid".http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fe8a669bedd61716d5794RabbeTue, 29 Apr 2014 14:00:06 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/535fe8a669bedd61716d5794
wow.....lets blow this out of proportion...